Raison d'etre 2014

Published:: 2014 by Korean Paperfolding Research Center
Pages:: 80
Binding:: E-book
Language:: Korean and English

Skill Level	Complex
Clear diagrams?	Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)?	Yes
Photos of completed models?	No
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper?	No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)?	Yes

Overall Impression

This little book brings us 6 complex models from some of the best talented folders in Korea.

Each designer, introduced by a short bio, presents a masterpiece. The subjects include representational mammals and fish, as well as a fun 3-lined slipper, and a somewhat abstract concept of life and death, presented by a growing tree contrasted with a stump, all from one sheet. My favorite here is Yoo tae-yong's bat, with a pleasant folding sequence and spectacularly detailed facial features.

The diagramming of these projects is of the highest standards. I'd highly recommend this book for complex folders.

There are 7 Origami Designs in Raison d'etre 2014:

Design	Designer	Page	Details	Photo
Show only designs with photos
Deer Mammals - Cervidae - Deer and Moose	Kim do-ul	7	Square
3-lined slipper Clothes - Shoes and Socks	Kim do-ul	14	Square	Folded by Shuyunzhu
Bat Mammals - Chiroptera - Bats	Yoo Tae Yong	24	Square Also in Origami Works of Yoo Tae Yong by Yoo Tae Yong Fantastic detail	Folded from a square of Tant paper by Gilad Aharoni
Life and Death Nature	Lee In Seop	39	Square A living and dead trees	Folded by PAN Hang
Puffer fish Fish	Jang Yong-Ik	55	Square Also in Origami Pro 4 - World Ocean Origami	Folded by Eyal Reuveni
Japanese saw shark Fish - Sharks	Kim Se Ik	67	Square
Star luisium Geometric and other shapes	Angelika Spindler	72	Rectangle 6 units